Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-17
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
FINISHED IN THE DARK,
The Yacht Race At
Newport.
VOLUNTEER FIRST As USUAL.
The MayaoWer Again Far
Behind.
ARRIVAL OF THE THISTLE.
Yam PhOu Lee Discusses the
Chinese.
Yam PhOu Lee Discusses the
Chinese.
THE VOLUNTEER FIRST AS USUAL.


Long Race at Newport In Which the
| New SIoop Has Things All Her Own
| way-The Finish Made In the Dark. y
NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 16.-As morning
dawned on the yachts of the feet in New
port harbor there was clear sky, but little
wind and scarcely any promise of an increase.
The yachtsmen were early astir and busy
with the hustle of race day. 1t was small
| feet compared with that in the harbor ten
days ago. Only the Volunteer, Puritan and
Mayfower of the big sloops were entered,
the Sachem had really no rival in her class
and the second and third class sloops had
but few entries. By 8 o'clock the yachts
were ready and began one by one to glide
slowly out of the harbor. The Volunteer
started out somewhat ahead and as the
| time drew near for the preparatory signal
| was far outside the lightship and fagboat
Electra. The Puritan and Sachem came
along side by side and many thought a col
| lision imminent. They came about together
and with the Volunteer, which had already
put about, stood over towards Beaver Tail
ready for the start. Just as the pre-
paratory gun was fired at TO-:
last of the feet and also stood over towards
Beaver Tail The starting signal was given
at 10:47:29, the yachts being at that time well
together almost in bunch. The Cinderella,
which was close down to the line, next, then
the Magic, followed by the Sachem, Oracle,
Mischief, Bert and Volunteer in the order
named, the latter just managing to get across
in time to save being handicapped by forty
seconds only. The Puritan and Mayhower
had been obliged to put out before crossing,
not being able to clear the Electra and so lost
enough time to handicap them, the Puritan
going across 1 minute 80 seconds after the
limit gun was fred and the Mayhower being
handicapped fully four minutes ten seconds.
Soon after crossing the Mayfower took in
her jibtopsail. All the yachts stood over
towards Castle Hill, on the starboard tack,
running close in shore. The Volunteer on
this tack barely held her own against the
Puritan, gaining imperceptibly, if at all, the
the Puritan hauling away slightly from the
Mayhower and the Sachem maintaining her
long lead At 11:25 all the boats went about
on the port tack and stood off shore and at
80 the Puritan passed the Volunteer, be-
ing nearly one fourth of mile to leeward of
her and going much faster. A minute later she
passed the lightship about the same distance
to leeward, the Volunteer passing two min
utes later close to windward. The Sachem,
which had been for sometime in nearly a
calm, now caught q strong breeze and
came along fairly well for few minutes.
The Puritan now threw out her monster top
sail and ths MayAower, which had sent up
much larger lib topsail in place of the one
fob ia
considerably on the Volunteer, but was as
far to 1eeward of the Puritan as the latter
was of the Volunteer. At 11:41 the Sachem
and Magic passed to leewa1d of the lightship,
the Magic going fastest At 1l:45 the Magic
passed one-quarter of mile to leeward of
the Volunteer, the Puritan being at that time
nearly that distance ahead of the latter. At
II 80 the breeze became somewhat fresh and
the Mayfower, which had been drifting to
leeward, began to point up much better,
though not having SO much wind as the
other yachts. At 1890 the Volunteer was
nearly even with the Puritan, but still much
to windward At 1887 the Mayfower was
still on the starboard tack with little or no
wind, the Oracle and Mischief being well be-
hind on the same tack. At 1910 the Vol
unteer passed the Puritan well to windward,
the Puritan having drawn well away from
the Sachem and going much faster, the Gin
derella maintaining pulling up on the Puri-
tan. At o'clock the Puritan on starboard
tack with q fresher breeze was about one
mile to leeward of the Volunteer. During
all this time the wind had been light and
variable, seeming at times quite strong and
then dying out entirely. At 1:15 the Puritan
was going fast towards West Island and the
Volunteer was more than a mile ahead
with the Mayhower coming up behind.
At 4:30 the leaders we're still several miles
from the buoy and the wind was not freshen-
ing bit. It seemed as though the first leg
e ho inia ad and ha
yachts have an opportunity to gain some-
thing like a fair wind instead of constantly
beating on long tacks. This last tack took
the yachts way by West Island and Seacon-
net, long distance north of Sow and Pigs.
Shortly before o'clock the yachts came
about and stood off shore again for the buoy
at the turning stake with a certainty of
making it on that tack. The run down from
here was uneventful and lengthy and it was
SAT when the Volunteer, which was leading,
rounded the Sow and Pigs stakeboat and
stood away for Hen and Chickens. The Vol
unteer at this time was mile and a half
ahead of the Puritan, which in turn led the
Sachem by half mile. Once round the
stakeboat the Volunteer caught fairer wind
and a good free run was made for the
second buoy about five miles distant.
The run to the second buoy was made more
quickly than the first leg and at dark the
Volunteer was we'll up to it and nearly ready
to turn with the others at about the same
relative distances apart as at the turn of the
first stakeboat. With the falling of dark
ness ended all view of the race from the
shore and all hope of obtaining news of the
finish unless some of the yachts come in or
of the Electra if she should put in here with
numerous impatient newspaper men who
had gone out on her. Newspaper
and telegraph offices were besieged
with interested Ipeople who desired
the latest information from the fleet, al
Iir;~ ELL hot fhn aruoS O
failure and practically but a drifting watch
and in no sense test of speed. At dark the
wind died out even more than before and
there was little prospect of reaching the fin
ish before late at night, as in the case or the
citizens cup race of last year when it was
nearly midnight before the first yachts fin
ished and Sunday morning before many en-
tered the harbor.
On the run from Sow and Pigs to Hen and
Chickens the Puritan gained on the Volun-
teer, overhauled her and rounded the latter
buoy quarter of mile ahead of her. The
run from Hen and Chickens to the finish oc-
cupied more than two hours. The Volunteer
was first to finish at $40, leading the Puri-
tan by more than half an hour. The
Msyfower was more than fifteen
minues behind the Puritan. The
Sachem finished first of the schoon-
ers one minute behind the Mayfower.
and eight minutes ahead of the Magic.
This makes the Volunteer the winner of the
first class of sloops and the Sachena of the
| first class of schooners, unless she gives the
! cshe- schooners double time allowance as on
yesterday. The Oracle finished FIVE min
utes behind the Magic. The Cinderella
| takes the prize for third class sloops.
The Thistle at New York.
NEW York, Aug. 16.-The yacht Thistle
has arrived. She dropped anchor off Tomp-
kinsville at ak O'Clock this morning. She
| crossed the bar at a. m. and was lowed to
| her anchorage by the tug Goodwin. Captain
Barr reports pleasant passage, except three
days of rough weather and three without q
puff of wind. The rest of the time they had
/ a light breeze.
| Dynamite ON Irish Bridges.
DUBLIN, Aug. I6.-Two dynamite cart
| ridges were exploded on the West Glare rail-